Jeb Bush: Undocumented Immigration is an Act of Love

*Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush says braking the law by entering the U.S. with no documents is “an act of love.” He attended a high profile GOP celebration on the 25th anniversary of his father’s (George Bush Sr.) presidency. During an event he spoke about immigration, and parted  significantly from his party’s line. Jeb’s stance on immigration is more lenient than his party’s base, and gives him a tough road to travel if he’s serious about a presidential run in 2016. This Washington Post story lays out the story. At the end of the excerpt there are links to more stories about Bush’s comments.

By Jamie Fuller, The Washington Post

Florida governor Jeb Bush spoke at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his father’s presidency. At the event, moderated by Fox News and later broadcast in part by the channel, he mentioned both of the policy areas that he’s staked his career on and differentiate him from the rest of the potential 2016 presidential candidates on the right — education and immigration reform. His comments on immigration reform were what soaked up the most real estate in the Sunday news cycle.

“The way I look at this is someone who comes to our country because they couldn’t come legally, they come to our country because their families — the dad who loved their children — was worried that their children didn’t have food on the table,” he said. “And they wanted to make sure their family was intact, and they crossed the border because they had no other means to work to be able to provide for their family. Yes, they broke the law, but it’s not a felony. It’s an act of love. It’s an act of commitment to your family. I honestly think that that is a different kind of crime that there should be a price paid, but it shouldn’t rile people up that people are actually coming to this country to provide for their families.”

Before he explained his thinking on deportation, Bush said, “I’m going to say this and it will be on tape and so be it.” It wasn’t the first time Bush had professed these views on immigration.

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